Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-23
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. s"'Ss' s'O2553; customs, s7e6.71477.
SIXTEEN MILLIONS FOR PENsIoNs.-The Treasury
to-day issued warrants on account Of pensions to
the amount OF SIG, ,253 OOO In spite of this heavy
out-go the receipts OF the Treasury for the month
OF August up to the present, show an excess over
the expenditures OF about 81, 100000.
GEN. JNo. G. PARKE, Of the Engineer Corps, ar
rived home last night from trip to Europe. He
called at the War Department to-day. He will
leave tor west Point the last Of the week to as
sumo the duties OF superintendent at the Military
ACADEMY, to which position he was appointed
some time ago.
ARMY LEAvEs.-Second Lieut. Frank o. Ferris,
ISL infantry, has been granted leave for three
months mon with permission to go abroad. Capt. VIM.
months extension of leave.
Mr.. DAVID OxEY, chief Of the Mercantile Marine
insurance and Industrial Revenue Division Of the
treasury Department., reached New York city
yesterday, and at 10 o'clock introduced himself to
Goilect0r Magone. he is intrusted by secretary
talrcnlld with an inquiry as to the methods pur-
port, and was accompanied by Mr.. Lemuel Towers
Vne @ oi Sne 0mclal Of the department.
Wd:,. NJ: oKey began his investigation at the New
YORK custom house this morning.
TO BE COURT-MARTIALED FOR HAz1NG-A court
martial has been ordered by Commander Sampson
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at Annapolis this week, to try Naval Cadet E. E.
Long, OF the third class resident of Ohio charged
Wd Will nazng Naval Cadet Lane fourth-class man.
leged haztng took place on shipboard. The fourth
class man, TO whom the alternative was given to
make q meal on soup or fight an upper-claSS man.
pluck1ly chose the latter.
No PLEURo- PNEUMONIA THERE.-Dr. c. K. Dyer
veterinary Inspector OF the bureau OF animal
INDUSTRY after carefully examining herds OF cattle
throughout Rockingham County, Va pronounces
tne report OF the existence Of pluerO- pneumonia
tneTe, without foundation. He found no evidences
OI tne disease In the county.
The BEAR ALL RIGHT-A dispatch received at
the Treasury Department from San Francisco
brings assurances that the American cutter, the
Barrow.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum
mer can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, at the rate of so cents per month";
ana ana I'll the address changed as often as desired.
20 The requisite amount of money must in each
case accompany the order.
GEN. SHERIDAN Has RECOMMENDED that the nom
commissioned officers who have passed depart
mental boards be ordered before q board to be
convened at Fort Monroe, and that all who are
successful be given the usual certificates as scan
dldateS for appointment" to second lieutenanc1es.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO ST. LoU1s-Denntte
Information has been received at st. Louis that
President and Mrs. Cleveland and accompanying
party will arrive there Saturday evening, Octo-
per l, but the President will see nobody that
even EVENING & except reception committee that will
meet MIN at the depot The party will remain In
st. Louis over the I'd, Sd and 4th, attending the
lalr on Monday, the 3d. and the Yelled Prophets
pan on tne n1gnt OF the 4th and leave at midnight
for Chicago.
THE REDEMPTION OF TRADE DoLLARs.-Under the
law the redemption OF trade dollars by the Treas
urV Will of nh
number redeemed up to the present date is little
over N,4OO,OOO. The amount estimated by the
ID director OF the Mint to be in this country was
$I,036 s32 The excess over his estimate arises
from the importation of trade dollars for redemp-
tion from China and Japan.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign David s. Nez has been
ordered to duty in the Coast Survey; Passed As
sistant Surgeon P. Lumsden has been ordered to
the Boston; Assistant Surgeon c. p Henry has
Deen detached from the Boston and ordered to the
OsSipee.
AT THE WHITE HOusE.-Secretary Bayard and
Secretary Fairchfld were the only Cabinet officers
who attended the Cabinet meeting to-day all the
others being out OF the city. Assistant Postmas-
Ter General Stevenson saw the President before the
meeting and Solicitor General jerks arrived at
The White House while the meeting was in pro-
greSS.
SENTENCES COMMITTED BY THE PREsDENT.-The
President to-day commuted the sentence of VIM.
H. Chadwick, Of Massachusetts. sentenced in 1885
to five years imprisonment for embezzing funds OF
natlOnal bank. This action is taken ''purely as
an act OF mercy to this cOnvicts aged parents and
his wife and children. The judge who sentenced
il MN having recommended his pardon, his sentence
is cOmmuted to three years Imprisonment" The
PRESIDENT also cOmmuted the sentence OF Black
Hoyt, an Indian, convicted in Arkansas OF person.
at1ng deputy United States marshal, and SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment. The sentence
Is commuted to two months.
PERSONALS. C. Kellerg Of New York, is at
Williards.-J. NJ Reddall Of New York, and
F. Loughiin OF Philadelphia, are at the Riggs
John T: Simmons and H. H. Pratt of Boston. Pedro
Perez Zeledon OF Costa Rica, and A. s. L. Shields
Mrs. b. F. g. McGee Of Charleston, W. Va, A. D.
Bancnett, tr., OF New York, and Col. Hugo Eyon
ClDrlch OF Mexico, are at the st. James
Presidential Appointments.
The President to-day made the following ap-
pOintments:
Almar F. Dickson, of Massachusetts, consul of
the United States, at Gaspe Basin.
Henry P. Kitfield, general appraiser OF merchan-
disc for the port OF Boston, Mass.
- Mlcnael +: Curran assistant appraiser Of mer-
chandise In the district OF Boston and Charles
town, Mass.
War Department Changes.
The following promotions have been made in the
Surgeon Generals Office:
Elbridge G. Chapman and Bert1s B.Thompson.
Tom class 10 class z; Walter 8. Kaye, and Ed
ward J. Young, from 81. 600 to class 1.
VIM. E. Etka has received permanent appofnt-
ment as $1,000 clerk in the Surgeon Generals
Office under c1vil-Servfce rules
SarSfieid A. Mccarthy has been promoted from
class to class 2, in the Chief Engineers once
District Militia Officers.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT TODAY
The President to-day signed the commissions of
the following named officers OF the militia OF the
District of Columbia: Captains, VIM. q. Murphy
and John j. Costinett; LIST ueutenants, Dorsey F.
Seville, James H. Kelley and John Kelley: Cd Lieu
tenants, D. Sim johnson, Harry Walsh. Robt II.
Wade, Frank H. Padgett, Howard Beall, and
Aloystus A. King.
Personal Movements. etc.
Miss Mary c. Kelly returned last evening from
six weeks visit to her brother, Mr. John C. Kelly
editor and proprietor OF the Sioux City Tribune.
Miss Antoinette Rakemann left Monday morn